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James Millingen

Also known as: James Millingen; primary name: Millingen, James
Details: individual; collector; archaeologist; banker/financier; academic/intellectual; British; Male
Life dates: 1774-1845
Biography: Son of a merchant, became an archaeologist and numismatist, collector of antiquities and supplier to major museums including the British Museum. Sold coins to the British Museum in 1839 and 1840; and further coins were purchased from his executors in 1851. Millingen Collection. Publications include: 'A description of certain Greek coins' (Rome, 1812); 'A medallic history of Napoleon' (London/Paris, 1819; Supplement, 1821); 'A description of unedited coins in collections in Great Britain' (1831); 'A sylloge of unedited coins of Greek cities and kings' (1837); 'Considerations on the numismatics of ancient Italy' (Florence, 1841). Coin collection marked with the registration number 1839-0919-X. These are often accompanied by a ticket showing M X, where X is the number in the collection purchased in 1839.

1,498 related objects

alabastron

Museum number: 1847,0806.53 |
Cultures/periods: x13677 Attic |
Production date: 520BC-500BC |
Production place: Made in:Attica (Greece)

amphora

Museum number: 1843,1103.30 |
Producer name: BIOG59160 Attributed to:The Leagros Group |
Cultures/periods: Archaic GreekAttic |
Production date: 510BC-500BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Vulci

amphora

Museum number: 1843,1103.95 |
Producer name: BIOG58208 Attributed to:The Eucharides Painter |
Cultures/periods: Archaic GreekAttic |
Production date: 500BC-480BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Vulci

amphora

Museum number: 1843,1103.41 |
Producer name: BIOG58024 Attributed to:The Dikaios Painter |
Cultures/periods: x13677 Attic |
Production date: 510BC-500BC |
Production place: Made in:Attica (Greece) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Vulci

amphora

Museum number: EA68536 |
Cultures/periods: x13544 18th Dynasty |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Egypt

amphora

Museum number: 1843,0724.1.a |
Cultures/periods: x13677 Attic |
Production date: 6thC BC(late) |
Production place: Made in:Attica (Greece)

amphora

Museum number: 1843,0724.1 |
Producer name: BIOG183539 Attributed to:The Inscription Painter |
Cultures/periods: x13739 Chalcidian |
Production date: 550BC |
Production place: Made in:Italy |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Caere

amphora

Museum number: 1843,1103.63 |
Producer name: BIOG59896 Attributed to:The Painter of London B213 |
Cultures/periods: AtticArchaic Greek |
Production date: 540BC-530BC |
Production place: Made in:Attica (Greece) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Vulci

amphora

Museum number: 1843,1103.3 |
Producer name: BIOG57196 Attributed to the Circle of:The Antimenes Painter |
Cultures/periods: Archaic GreekAttic |
Production date: 510BC-500BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Vulci

amphora

Museum number: 1843,1103.42 |
Producer name: BIOG59687 Attributed to:The Oinanthe Painter |
Cultures/periods: x13677 Attic |
Production date: 480BC-460BC |
Production place: Made in:Attica (Greece) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Vulci

amphora

Museum number: 1843,1103.100 |
Producer name: BIOG57196 Attributed to:The Antimenes Painter |
Cultures/periods: AtticArchaic Greek |
Production date: 520BC-500BC |
Production place: Made in:Attica (Greece) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Vulci

amphora

Museum number: 1843,1103.14 |
Producer name: BIOG59160 Attributed to:The Leagros Group |
Cultures/periods: AtticArchaic Greek |
Production date: 510BC-500BC |
Production place: Made in:Attica (Greece) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Vulci

amphora

Museum number: 1843,1103.37 |
Producer name: BIOG60166 Attributed to:The Priam Painter |
Cultures/periods: AtticArchaic Greek |
Production date: 520BC-500BC |
Production place: Made in:Attica (Greece) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Vulci

amphora

Museum number: 1843,1103.88 |
Producer name: BIOG58024 Attributed to:The Dikaios Painter |
Cultures/periods: x13677 Attic |
Production date: 510BC-500BC |
Production place: Made in:Attica (Greece) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Vulci

amphora

Museum number: 1843,1103.35 |
Producer name: BIOG58212 Recalls:The Euergides Painter |
Cultures/periods: x13677 Attic |
Production date: 500BC |
Production place: Made in:Attica (Greece) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cucumello

amphora

Museum number: 1843,1103.33 |
Cultures/periods: x13677 Attic |
Production date: 470BC-460BC |
Production place: Made in:Attica (Greece) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Vulci

amphora

Museum number: 1843,1103.69 |
Producer name: BIOG59160 Attributed to:The Leagros Group |
Cultures/periods: AtticArchaic Greek |
Production date: 515BC-500BC |
Production place: Made in:Attica (Greece) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Vulci

amphora

Museum number: 1843,1103.64 |
Producer name: BIOG60665 Attributed to:The Swing Painter |
Cultures/periods: AtticArchaic Greek |
Production date: 540BC-520BC |
Production place: Made in:Attica (Greece) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Vulci

amphora

Museum number: 1843,1103.97 |
Producer name: BIOG59160 Attributed to:The Leagros Group |
Cultures/periods: AtticArchaic Greek |
Production date: 520BC-500BC |
Production place: Made in:Attica (Greece) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Vulci

amphora

Museum number: 1843,1103.89 |
Producer name: BIOG60347 Attributed to:The Rycroft Painter |
Cultures/periods: Archaic GreekAttic |
Production date: 520BC-510BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Vulci

amphora

Museum number: 1843,1103.96 |
Producer name: BIOG57196 Attributed to the Circle of:The Antimenes Painter |
Cultures/periods: Archaic GreekAttic |
Production date: 510BC-500BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Vulci

amphora

Museum number: 1843,1103.70 |
Producer name: BIOG58216 Attributed to:The Euphiletos Painter |
Cultures/periods: AtticArchaic Greek |
Production date: 520BC |
Production place: Made in:Attica (Greece) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Vulci

amphora

Museum number: 1843,1103.87 |
Producer name: BIOG57472 Recalls:The Bowdoin-Eye Painter |
Cultures/periods: x13677 Attic |
Production date: 520BC-500BC |
Production place: Made in:Attica (Greece) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Vulci

amphora

Museum number: 1843,1103.57 |
Producer name: BIOG60665 Attributed to:The Swing Painter |
Cultures/periods: Archaic GreekAttic |
Production date: 540BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Vulci

amphora

Museum number: 1843,0724.2 |
Producer name: BIOG60945 Attributed to:The Varrese Painter |
Cultures/periods: x109520 Apulian (Greek) |
Production date: 360BC-330BC |
Production place: Made in:Puglia |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ruvo (Puglia)

amphora

Museum number: 1843,1103.62 |
Producer name: BIOG57122 Attributed to:The Affecter |
Cultures/periods: AtticArchaic Greek |
Production date: 540BC-520BC |
Production place: Made in:Attica (Greece) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Vulci

amphora

Museum number: 1843,1103.18 |
Cultures/periods: Archaic GreekAttic |
Production date: 530BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Vulci

amphora

Museum number: 1843,1103.74 |
Producer name: BIOG57394 Attributed to:The Berlin Painter |
Cultures/periods: x13677 Attic |
Production date: 480BC |
Production place: Made in:Attica (Greece) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Vulci

amphora

Museum number: 1847,0806.26 |
Cultures/periods: x13613 Archaic Greek |
Production date: 540BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Caere

amphora

Museum number: 1843,1103.40 |
Producer name: BIOG58536 Attributed to:Group E |
Cultures/periods: AtticArchaic Greek |
Production date: 540BC |
Production place: Made in:Attica (Greece) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Vulci

amulet

Museum number: 1847,0806.98

amulet

Museum number: EA7368 |
Cultures/periods: Late PeriodPtolemaic |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Egypt

amulet

Museum number: EA61856 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Egypt

amulet

Museum number: EA60131 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Egypt

amulet

Museum number: EA11305 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Egypt

amulet

Museum number: EA7187 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Egypt

amulet

Museum number: EA11920 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Egypt

amulet

Museum number: EA8306 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Egypt

amulet

Museum number: EA7476 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Egypt

amulet

Museum number: EA3815 |
Cultures/periods: x14341 New Kingdom |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Egypt

antefix

Museum number: 1847,0806.65

antefix

Museum number: 1847,0806.66 |
Cultures/periods: Western GreekEtruscan |
Production date: 5thC BC |
Production place: Made in:Campania

artefact

Museum number: 1847,0806.152

artefact

Museum number: 1847,0806.154

artefact

Museum number: 1847,0806.153

aryballos

Museum number: 1847,0806.49 |
Cultures/periods: x14423 Proto-Corinthian |
Production date: 700BC-600BC |
Production place: Made in:Corinth

aryballos

Museum number: 1847,0806.35 |
Producer name: BIOG57801 Attributed to:The Cook Class |
Cultures/periods: x13677 Attic |
Production date: 470BC-450BC |
Production place: Made in:Attica (Greece) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Attica (Greece)

base

Museum number: 1847,0806.163

bead; game-counter

Museum number: 1847,0806.119 |
Cultures/periods: x14451 Roman Imperial |
Production date: 1stC-2ndC

bell

Museum number: EA6374 |
Cultures/periods: x14452 Roman Period |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Egypt

bell krater

Museum number: 1847,0806.54 |
Cultures/periods: x13677 Attic |
Production place: Made in:Attica (Greece)

bowl

Museum number: 1847,0806.113

brace

Museum number: 1847,0806.157

brazier

Museum number: 1847,0806.146-151 |
Cultures/periods: x13873 Etruscan |
Production place: Made in:Italy |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Chiusi

breast-ornament; mummy-wrapping

Museum number: EA7125 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Egypt

buckle

Museum number: 1847,0806.100

calyx-krater

Museum number: 1847,0806.58 |
Producer name: BIOG60535 Close to:The Sisyphus Painter |
Cultures/periods: x109520 Apulian (Greek) |
Production date: 420BC-390BC |
Production place: Made in:Puglia

coffin; figure

Museum number: EA6770 |
Cultures/periods: x14170 Late Period |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Egypt

coffin-fitting

Museum number: 1847,0806.72 |
Cultures/periods: x14683 Western Greek |
Production date: 500BC |
Production place: Made in:Campania

coin

Museum number: 1840,0921.342 |
Authority: BIOG140687 Ruler:Hadrian |
Cultures/periods: x109511 Roman Provincial |
Production date: 117-138 |
Production place: Minted in:Bizya

coin

Museum number: 1840,0921.343 |
Authority: BIOG140641 Ruler:Antoninus Pius |
Cultures/periods: x109511 Roman Provincial |
Production date: 138-161 |
Production place: Minted in:Bizya

coin

Museum number: 1839,0919.185 |
Cultures/periods: x13918 Greek |
Production place: Minted in:Birytus

coin

Museum number: 1839,0919.417 |
Authority: BIOG140679 Ruler:Geta |
Cultures/periods: x109511 Roman Provincial |
Production date: 198-211 |
Production place: Minted in:Isaura

coin

Museum number: 1840,0921.366 |
Cultures/periods: x13918 Greek |
Production place: Minted in:Callatis (Thrace)

coin

Museum number: 1840,0921.324 |
Cultures/periods: x13918 Greek |
Production place: Minted in:Mesembria (Thrace - city archaic)

coin

Museum number: 1851,0503.276 |
Cultures/periods: x13918 Greek |
Production place: Minted in:Entella

coin

Museum number: 1840,0921.468 |
Authority: BIOG140650 Ruler:Caracalla |
Cultures/periods: x109511 Roman Provincial |
Production date: 196-217 |
Production place: Minted in:Hadrianopolis (Thrace)

coin

Museum number: 1839,0919.285 |
Cultures/periods: x109511 Roman Provincial |
Production place: Minted in:Smyrna

coin

Museum number: 1851,0503.337 |
Authority: BIOG140679 Ruler:Geta |
Cultures/periods: x109511 Roman Provincial |
Production date: 198-211 |
Production place: Minted in:Saitta

coin

Museum number: 1839,0919.100 |
Authority: BIOG140729 Ruler:Severus Alexander |
Cultures/periods: x109511 Roman Provincial |
Production date: 222-235 |
Production place: Minted in:Nicaea (city - archaic)

coin

Museum number: 1840,0921.340 |
Cultures/periods: x109511 Roman Provincial |
Production place: Minted in:TurkeyMinted in:Thrace

coin

Museum number: 1839,0919.156 |
Authority: BIOG140738 Ruler:Trajan |
Cultures/periods: x109511 Roman Provincial |
Production date: 97-117 |
Production place: Minted in:Pergamon

coin

Museum number: 1839,0919.158 |
Authority: BIOG140659 Ruler:Commodus |
Cultures/periods: x109511 Roman Provincial |
Production date: 180-192 |
Production place: Minted in:Pergamon

coin

Museum number: 1839,0919.94 |
Authority: BIOG88150 Ruler:C Papirius Carbo |
Cultures/periods: x13918 Greek |
Production place: Minted in:Nicaea (city - archaic)

coin

Museum number: 1839,0919.646.+ |
Cultures/periods: x109511 Roman Provincial |
Production place: Minted in:Sebastopolis

coin

Museum number: 1840,0921.17 |
Authority: BIOG93494 Ruler:Julia Domna |
Cultures/periods: x109511 Roman Provincial |
Production place: Minted in:Argos

coin

Museum number: 1839,0919.492 |
Cultures/periods: x109511 Roman Provincial |
Production place: Minted in:Cibyra

coin

Museum number: 1840,0921.410 |
Cultures/periods: x13918 Greek |
Production place: Minted in:Sybrita

coin

Museum number: 1840,0921.232 |
Authority: BIOG57623 Ruler:Claudius I |
Cultures/periods: x109511 Roman Provincial |
Production date: 41-54 |
Production place: Minted in:Philippi (Macedon - archaic)

coin

Museum number: 1851,0503.169 |
Cultures/periods: x13918 Greek |
Production place: Minted in:Rhegium (city - archaic)

coin

Museum number: 1839,0919.177 |
Authority: BIOG140650 Ruler:Caracalla |
Cultures/periods: x109511 Roman Provincial |
Production date: 196-217 |
Production place: Minted in:Alexandria Troas (archaic)

coin

Museum number: 1839,0919.470 |
Cultures/periods: x109511 Roman Provincial |
Production place: Minted in:Thyatira

coin

Museum number: 1839,0919.316 |
Authority: BIOG140739 Ruler:Decius |
Cultures/periods: x109511 Roman Provincial |
Production date: 249-251 |
Production place: Minted in:Samos

coin

Museum number: 1839,0919.265 |
Cultures/periods: x13918 Greek |
Production place: Minted in:Erythrae

coin

Museum number: 1851,0503.349 |
Authority: BIOG140676 Ruler:Gallienus |
Cultures/periods: x109511 Roman Provincial |
Production date: 253-268 |
Production place: Minted in:Acmonea

coin

Museum number: 1839,0919.268 |
Cultures/periods: x13918 Greek |
Production place: Minted in:Erythrae

coin

Museum number: 1839,0919.518 |
Cultures/periods: x109511 Roman Provincial |
Production place: Minted in:Tiberiopolis

coin

Museum number: 1851,0503.273 |
Cultures/periods: x13918 Greek |
Production place: Minted in:Synnada

coin

Museum number: 1839,0919.433 |
Cultures/periods: x13918 Greek |
Production place: Minted in:Seleucia ad Pyramum

coin

Museum number: 1851,0503.335 |
Authority: BIOG140729 Ruler:Severus Alexander |
Cultures/periods: x109511 Roman Provincial |
Production date: 222-235 |
Production place: Minted in:Alaşehir

coin

Museum number: 1839,0919.272 |
Cultures/periods: x13918 Greek |
Production place: Minted in:Heraclea ad Latmum

coin

Museum number: 1839,0919.66 |
Cultures/periods: x109511 Roman Provincial |
Production date: 1stC BC |
Production place: Minted in:Apamea (Bithynia)

coin

Museum number: 1851,0503.221 |
Cultures/periods: x13918 Greek |
Production place: Minted in:Gela (Sicily)

coin

Museum number: 1851,0503.157 |
Cultures/periods: x13918 Greek |
Production place: Minted in:Croton (city - archaic)

coin

Museum number: 1851,0503.238 |
Authority: BIOG97540 Ruler:Rhoemetalces |
Cultures/periods: x109511 Roman Provincial |
Production place: Minted in:Crimea

coin

Museum number: 1839,0919.520 |
Cultures/periods: x109511 Roman Provincial |
Production place: Minted in:Grimenothyrae

coin

Museum number: 1851,0503.264 |
Cultures/periods: x109511 Roman Provincial |
Production place: Minted in:Amorium

coin

Museum number: 1851,0503.345 |
Authority: BIOG140785 Ruler:Faustina the Younger |
Cultures/periods: x109511 Roman Provincial |
Production place: Minted in:Tralles (archaic)

coin

Museum number: 1839,0919.445 |
Cultures/periods: x109511 Roman Provincial |
Production place: Minted in:Acrasus

coin

Museum number: 1851,0503.360 |
Authority: BIOG96119 Ruler:Otacilia Severa |
Cultures/periods: x109511 Roman Provincial |
Production place: Minted in:Hierapolis

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